Rachael Hale is the youngest person in New Zealand to have received a Fellowship with the New Zealand Institute of Professional Photographers. Established in 1995, she is now a global success story, loved by millions around the world and regularly receiving international acclaim. There's an old adage in photography - 'never work with children or animals'. So, why would a successful photographer choose animals as her subject? The simple answer is that Rachael Hale has an incredible affinity with animals and a rare ability to capture the unique character and personality of each personality she photographs. Her style is distinctive and inimitable; her creativity adored and her reputation as the world's foremost animal portrait photographer assured. It would seem that Henry, Hale's pet dog is the embodiment of patience and calm, as one of the world's most photographed pets. The Newfoundland debuted in Hale's 1999 calendar with Pipi the parrot, and the same image won that year’s gold at the New Zealand Institute of Professional Photography. "I love photographing Henry" Hale says. "Each time you can tell by his eyes he's thinking 'oh no, not again'." She is prone to saying, "Enjoy my images, for I enjoyed making them!"